Firstly, we have to credit the idea for this to SportsJOE reader @shaneorigan. He spotted that the video Rory McIlroy put up today of his swing would be interesting to compare to Tiger Woods' famous 2006 Nike ad where his swing was shown in slo mo.
We sidled up to our tech boffins here in SportsJOE Towers, promised them we'd make them tea all week and lo and behold they produced a side-by-side for us.
It is really remarkable just how similar the two are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaDXwsCjak4
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